Meat Dipping Sauce (Catering) at Olive Garden is the catering version of the restaurant's housemade meat sauce, priced at $9.49 per container and delivering 600 calories. The sauce is made with pan-seared ground beef and Italian sausage combined into the fresh tomato base — the same meat sauce preparation used across the adult pasta menu. As a catering dipping sauce, it works as a breadstick accompaniment or as an additional pasta topping to supplement the meat sauce already included in the Create Your Own Pasta Station.
The meat dipping sauce is specifically valuable at catering events where the Create Your Own Pasta Station's meat sauce supply is running low toward the end of the event, or at standalone breadstick service where guests prefer a heartier, more substantial dip than plain marinara. At $9.49, it is priced identically to the marinara and five-cheese marinara options, making it an easy add-on for catering coordinators who want to ensure adequate sauce variety throughout a large event.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
600Calories
38gTotal Fat
2070mgSodium
* Nutritional values are approximate and may vary. Last updated March 2026.
$9.49 per container — same price as the other dipping sauce options. Available through Olive Garden's online catering system or by calling your local location.
Pan-seared ground beef and Italian sausage combined in a fresh tomato sauce base — the same preparation as the adult Spaghetti with Meat Sauce and the meat sauce component of the Create Your Own Pasta Station.
600 calories and 38 grams of fat for the full container. Per individual portion at a catering event, the calorie contribution per person is manageable relative to the other food components at the meal.
Yes. The Meat Dipping Sauce is functionally identical to the catering meat sauce — it can be used over pasta just as effectively as as a breadstick dip. Many catering coordinators order it as a backup meat sauce supply for large Pasta Station orders.
No. The dipping sauce options are sauce-only containers without pasta. For a complete pasta-and-sauce portion, the Create Your Own Pasta Station or individual pasta entrée orders through catering are the appropriate format.
